Mitigation of seasonal temperature change-induced problems with integral bridge abutments using EPS foam and geogrid
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2021.05.010
Abstract: Abstract Expansion of bridge girders in summer moves integral bridge abutments toward backfill, causing high lateral earth pressures behind the abutment. Some backfill material slumps downward and toward the abutment when the abutment moves away… read more here.
Keywords: bridge; lateral earth; bridge abutments; seasonal temperature ... See more keywords